National Highways Act, 1956
Bare Act · 1956
An Act to provide for the declaration of certain highways to be national highways and for matters connected therewith.
- Act number
- 48 of 1956
- Enacted
- 11 September 1956
- Contents
- 22 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Declaration of certain highways to be national highways
- Section 3 – Definitions
- Section 3-I – Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court
- Section 3A – Power to acquire land, etc
- Section 3B – Power to enter for survey, etc (preview)
- Section 3C – Hearing of objections (preview)
- Section 3D – Declaration of acquisition (preview)
- Section 3E – Power to take possession (preview)
- Section 3F – Right to enter into the land where land has vested in the Central Government (preview)
- Section 3G – Determination of amount payable as compensation (preview)
- Section 3H – Deposit and payment of amount (preview)
- Section 3J – Land Acquisition Act 1 of 1894 not to apply (preview)
- Section 4 – National highways to vest in the Union (preview)
- Section 5 – Responsibility for development and maintenance of national highways (preview)
- Section 6 – Power to issue directions (preview)
- Section 7 – Fees for services or benefits rendered on national highways (preview)
- Section 8 – Omitted (preview)
- Section 8A – Power of Central Government to enter into agreements for development and maintenance of national highways (preview)
- Section 8B – Penalty for mischief by injury to national highway (preview)
- Section 9 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 10 – Laying of notifications, rules, etc., before Parliament (preview)